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National

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and playwright Jules Feiffer has died at 95

6:20am January 22, 2025

by Neda Ulaby

Satirical cartoonist, playwright and screenwriter Jules Feiffer has died at the age of 95. He was the illustrator of the children's classic "The Phantom Tollbooth."

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National

Supreme Court delivers opinions affecting abortion rights, emissions standards and more

Among the court's opinions was a 6-3 ruling to temporarily allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho. The opinion was erroneously posted on the court's website Wednesday.

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Politics & Government

George Latimer on winning the most expensive primary race in U.S. House history

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Democrat George Latimer, who won a New York primary battle against U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, after the most expensive House primary campaign ever.

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World News

Morning news brief

The first Biden-Trump presidential debate is tonight. President Biden pardons troops expelled from the military for their sexuality. A general in Bolivia attempted to overthrow the government.

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Arts

FX debuts the 3rd season of the award-winning dramatic comedy 'The Bear'

by Eric Deggans

The highly anticipated FX show dropped on Wednesday night, hours before it was originally planned. This review reveals details from the new season.

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Science

States had rules for hunting and trapping mountain lions except Texas. That's changed

by Angela Kocherga

Texas is enacting basic rules for the hunting and trapping mountain lions, including requiring a 36-hour check on traps and banning “canned” hunts."

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World News

Over a 3-hour period in Bolivia, a coup attempt is launched and then quickly quelled

A top military general in Bolivia on Wednesday attempted to overthrow the government. The failed coup was put down quickly and the general was arrested.

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Politics & Government

Voter prep for Biden-Trump debate: Where they stand on foreign policy, abortion

With the presidential candidates debate nearing, we present the final installment of our voter's debate prep series. Today we cover foreign policy and abortion.

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Sports

Why the dearth of Black college baseball coaches is a problem

by Greg Echlin

Although the color barrier was broken decades ago in Major League baseball, there are few black players in college baseball and even fewer coaches.

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World News

Iran's president died last month. Voters are about to pick his replacement

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Sina Toossi of the Center for International Policy about Iran's elections on Friday, and a presidency in the shadow of the country's Supreme Leader.

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National

A prominent Black pastor says white poverty doesn’t get enough attention

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rev. William Barber II ahead of the Poor People's Campaign march. His book is White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy.

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National

Tribe that gave Kansas its name has reclaimed a big piece of its sacred heritage

by Frank Morris

The Kaw tribe has reclaimed a sacred boulder that was used for a century as a monument to some of the people who pushed them out of Kansas.

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Politics & Government

Rep. Bowman is the first of the progressives known as 'the squad' to be defeated

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin talks to strategist Kristen Hawn about Democrat George Latimer winning the most expensive House primary campaign in history. He had significant support from pro-Israel lobbyists.

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